The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-10-06
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Hopeless Idiocy2
THE RICHEST DEMOCRATIC DOCUMENT
YET PRODUCED?
COUNTING JOHN MoRGANs HORSE
THIEVES. AND CHAMP FERGU-
SONS GUERRILLAL AS
UNION SOLDIERS!

The Democracy have sent out
wonderful document-even for Dem
ocratic tricksters 1t has always been
the presumption of Democratic lead
ers that the masses Of the people were
fools, and could be made to believe
any kind Of nonsense. Upon this
line have the Democracy worked
generally lost. In this campaign the
old and disgusting stuff about ma
jorlty Of Democratic soldiers in the
Union army is icing circulated. Every
man who utters or publishes the stuff
knows that he is playing the part of
of a lying scoundrel, yet this knowl-
edge does not seem to frighten him
from his nonsensical task
There were many Democrats in the
Unipn army-but they were not of
the kind that held midnight meetings
to frighten soldiers wives, wore but
ternut pins, and carried bowie knives
at the North. These brave Demo
Gratis deserve all praise for stepping
up out Of the cesspool of treason in
which their party fonndered. and tax
ing their places nnder the old flag.
Yet to say that they composed ma
jority of the Union army, is II lie fit
to make Satan howl with delight.
But let us consider this Democratic
statement, and see what impress Of
truth it bears. This yarn begins:
"Now the facts gathered from the
record Of several loyal States show
differently. 1t was the duty Of the
Governor of the aforesaid States to
keep a record Of all soldiers furnished
by the several States, viz: Their
name, age, politics, religion, residence
and nativity
Soldiers, just read that over again.
DID you ever hear of I. Governor of a
State, "A mastering officer, even an
eighth corporal. demanding to know
the politics and religion" Of mus
tered man? That fool statement
alone gives the whole thing away.
thing away. But the table goes on
to show that the Governors of Ala
bama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, Missouri,
Tennessee. Texas. Virginia and West
Virginia, inquired the politics and re-
liginn of soldiers going into the Union
army! South Carolina and Georgia
are left out, from some cause. Now.
imagine regiment Of Union volun-
teers ia Texas or Louisiana receiving
the recognition of the Confederate
Governor, and marching away to join
the Federal army! Think of the vast
myriAds Of Mississippi Democrats
marching away to JON the Federal
forces!
1t is scarcely necessary to give this
ridiculous Democratic story a passing
notice. The object is to teach false
idea to the young voters. The DEM
ocratic politicians cannot understand
that the young men of to-day can
read and understand history. The
greatest streak Of dishonesty, however,
is in substituting the word Union"
for the word 'Confederate These
Governors doubtless kept some kind
of record of the men who enlisted
from their respective States = the
Southern States, we mean-and these
men were, not a majority, but all,
Democrats. Every devil of them,
without single exception, was very
good Democrat. And the Union an
armies in which they enlisted were
commanded by Bob Lee, Wade Hamp-
ton, A. P Hill, Frank Cheatham, Joe
Joe Johnston, Braxton Bragg, and
other well-known Union patriots-in-
Guiding Champ Ferguson and John
Morgan There is where the majority
Of Democratic soldiers were to be
found. Why don't our Democratic
politicians get right down to facts,
and show up their military record in
it's full glory. Every man that served
under Bob Lee and his subordinates,
was Democrat; every man that fired
a shot at the United States flag dur
ing the war, was a Democrat; every
man that murdered helpless Union
soldier at Andersonville, was a Demo-
crat; every man that was with John
Morgan, stealing horses through Jack
son County, was Democrat; the
drunken Rebel who murdered Doc.
Burris, in this county, was a Demo-
crat; Wirz, the Andersonviile mur-
derer was a Democrat; Wilkes Bonti,
he murderer of Lincoln, Was a Dem
crat; Winder, the f+nd IF Libby and |
Castle Thunder. Was a Democrat;
Quantrell. the murderous fire-fend,
was Democrat; the men who mur-
dered colored soldiers at Fort Pillow,
after surrender, were all Democrats;
every man that conspired to drench
this country with blood and slay three
hundred thousand brave men, was a
true Democrat.
And 0 we might go on, adding even
greater testimony of Democratic va
lor to the story of the Ohio State
Democratic Committee There were
a great many more Democrats in the
war than Republicans-all of one side,